Tuesday 7 July 2009

The second journey

Drove to Chez Wareham in Les Issambres near Sainte Maxime on Mediterranean coast. 559 miles, 10hrs 20 mins. Easy trip except for one factor:

One rarely appreciates how good the average standard of driving is in the UK until one goes to France. The roads seem to be dominated by a complete lack of consideration for other motorists. This includes though is not limited to: stopping the car in the middle of roads, on corners etc. wherever most inconvenient; tailgating at all speeds for no reason and refusing to overtake; not moving lanes to allow someone to move themselves. Anyone considering driving on their year abroad should not consider tackling the Autoroute network without prior experience of continental driving, preferably accompanied. This rant will not appear again, hopefully.

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